zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
19 air tour operators operate within 150 miles of Abilene, Texas, sorted by distance below. Every one has a free zReports records page built from federal NTSB accident data under the mandatory reporting rule. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot. No operator can pay to be listed, ranked, or removed.
1. Raider Aviation · Slaton, TX · ~131 mi
2. Texas Air Museum · Slaton, TX · ~131 mi
3. Longhorn Helicopters · Fort Worth, TX · ~142 mi
4. American Airlines · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
5. American Windmill Museum · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
6. Caprock Aero Club · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
7. Cleartech Aviation At Lubbock Executive Airpark · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
8. Flying J Travel Center · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
9. Foerster Travel · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
10. Hub City Aviation · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
11. Lubbock Memorial Arboretum · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
12. Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, TX · ~146 mi
Before you book: open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. It pulls the operator's federal accident history, if any exists, and audits it against public reputation. 1 click, no login, free.
zReports maintains a records page for every US air tour operator on file, cross-matched at load time against the NTSB accident database. This page lists the operators whose home city sits within 150 miles of Abilene city center, nearest first. Distances are measured between city centers and are a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage. Operators are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to change what a record shows.
The nearest operators to Abilene are Raider Aviation (Slaton, TX, 131 miles), Texas Air Museum (Slaton, TX, 131 miles), Longhorn Helicopters (Fort Worth, TX, 142 miles). In total, 19 operators sit within 150 miles.
Every operator listed here has a free zReports page built from federal NTSB accident records under the mandatory reporting rule (49 CFR Part 830). Open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot.
Distances are measured between city centers, from Abilene, TX to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.